As rural hospitals struggle to stay financially stable, their leaders watch other small facilities close obstetrics units to cut costs. They face a no-win dilemma: Can we continue operating delivery units safely if there are few births? But if we close, do we risk the health and lives of babies and mothers? The other question […]
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With a new school year three weeks away and cases of COVID-19 on the rise again, vaccination rates in the households of school-age children will play an important role in how school districts weigh their options for returning to the classroom. A new University of Michigan survey finds that only about one-third (34 percent) of […]
India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world’s second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hospital beds and oxygen. The 314,835 infections added in the past 24 hours raise India’s total past […]
Research out of the University of Otago’s Department of Human Nutrition has examined the nutritional quality of baby food pouches found in most supermarkets. The findings which include notable results around sugar and iron content have been published in the Nutrients journal. One of the most important results was finding pouches to be very low […]
While nearly all Americans use a mask at some point each week, very few consistently wear their mask during many common potentially risky activities. This is true even among adults whose older age or preexisting health conditions put them at higher risk for severe complications from COVID-19, according to a University of Michigan study. The […]
Levels of childbearing in all the countries of the UK were declining even before the pandemic. A new study suggests that the impact of COVID-19 could mean a further fall in fertility rates to historically low levels. At present, there is little information on pregnancy rates during 2020, or on live birth rates in the […]
Levels of adherence to the UK’s test, trace, and isolate system and understanding of the main symptoms of COVID-19 are low, particularly among men, younger age groups, people with a dependent child in the home, key workers, and those experiencing greater financial hardship, finds an analysis of online survey data published by The BMJ today. […]
How a cream containing testosterone provided the cure for businesswoman, 53, suffering from low libido and menopausal brain fog Life was fast becoming intolerable for Michelle Burgess, from Whitstable, Kent Monthly hormonal migraines she had suffered were lingering longer than usual She was prescribed HRT but also another treatment: a cream with testosterone Michelle now […]
On the mend. Mandy Moore gave fans a health update on Friday, March 26, after suffering from low blood platelets following her son’s birth. Mandy Moore Shares Adorable New Photo of Baby Gus The This Is Us actress, who welcomed her first child, August “Gus” Harrison, last month, shared her health journey via her Instagram […]
